So with hindsight (and as England didn't win it) I'm happy to say that was probably

[Burney]

And no sign of anything changing, really.

Bosman killed Dutch football. Belgian prick.

We should let the top Dutch teams join the Premier League imo.

[Sir C]

We should let the top Dutch teams join the Premier League imo.

I think the advantage they had for all those years was having a system that was geared to producing footballers for whom technique was ingrained, from the age of 6 onwards. Technique, technique, technique. Teaching kids to love the football and to bend the ball to their will.

Now every **** does it.

[Burney]

I think the advantage they had for all those years was having a system that was geared to producing footballers for whom technique was ingrained, from the age of 6 onwards. Technique, technique, technique. Teaching kids to love the football and to bend the ball to their will.

Now every **** does it.

Just like our advantage used to be that Wenger knew how good the Clairefontaine academy was and basically gave us the pick of every French player coming through it for several years - until everyone else cottoned on.